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===2010–2019: Theater roles and ''Elle'' === In 2010, Huppert starred in the 11th-season finale of ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' and was cast in the film ''[[Captive (2012 film)|Captive]]'' by Filipino director Brillante Mendoza. Huppert played one of the hostages of the [[Dos Palmas kidnappings]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20100921-293553/A-film-about-Abu-Sayaff-by-Brillante-Mendoza|title=A film about Abu Sayaff, by Brillante Mendoza|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|first=Marinel|last=Cruz|date=21 September 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924175635/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20100921-293553/A-film-about-Abu-Sayaff-by-Brillante-Mendoza|archive-date=24 September 2010}}</ref> In 2012, she starred in two films that competed for the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]]: Michael Haneke's ''[[Amour (2012 film)|Amour]]'' and Hong Sang-soo's ''[[In Another Country (film)|In Another Country]]'', with the former winning the top prize.<ref name="Official Selection">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/58878.html|title=2012 Official Selection|access-date=19 April 2012|work=Cannes}}</ref><ref name="timeout">{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/london/feature/2547/cannes-film-festival-2012-line-up-announced|title=Cannes Film Festival 2012 line-up announced|access-date=19 April 2012|work=timeout|archive-date=20 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220123336/http://www.timeout.com/london/feature/2547/cannes-film-festival-2012-line-up-announced|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, she co-starred in [[Sydney Theatre Company]]'s ''[[The Maids]]'' by [[Jean Genet]], with [[Cate Blanchett]] and [[Elizabeth Debicki]] and directed by [[Benedict Andrews]] in a new English translation by Andrews and [[Andrew Upton]]. In 2014, the production toured in New York as a part of the [[Lincoln Center]] Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/magazine/posts/2014/august/news-the-maids-in-new-york-2|title=The Maids in New York|work=Sydney Theatre Company|date=12 August 2014|access-date=19 February 2017|archive-date=10 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710130229/https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/magazine/posts/2014/august/news-the-maids-in-new-york-2|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/aug/10/cate-blanchett-isabelle-huppert-the-maids-review/|title=Blanchett and Huppert make The Maids less a tragedy than a tantrum|work=[[The Guardian]]|last=Camp|first=James|date=10 August 2014|access-date=19 February 2017}}</ref> Marilyn Stasio of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote of Blanchett and Huppert's performances, "Blanchett gives a dynamic performance as Claire, the melodramatic sister, who flies into a fit at the least provocation. Huppert plays Solange as the smarter, more subtle, more bitterly ironic observer."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2014/legit/reviews/theater-review-the-maids-cate-blanchett-isabelle-huppert-1201279258/|title= New York Theater Review: 'The Maids' Starring Cate Blanchett, Isabelle Huppert|website= Variety|date= 9 August 2014|access-date= September 3, 2023}}</ref> She continued acting in films such as ''[[The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby]]'' (2013), ''[[Macadam Stories]]'' (2015), and ''[[Louder Than Bombs (film)|Louder Than Bombs]]'' (2015). In 2016, she starred in two films that received widespread critical acclaim: [[Mia Hansen-Løve]]'s ''[[Things to Come (2016 film)|Things to Come]]'', which premiered at the [[66th Berlin International Film Festival|Berlinale]], and [[Paul Verhoeven]]'s ''[[Elle (film)|Elle]]'', which premiered at [[2016 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]. In ''Elle'' she played a woman who was raped by an intruder. Nick James of ''[[The British Film Institute]]'' wrote, "Isabelle Huppert gives one of the most riveting performances of her career...refusing to play the victim in a challenging, twisty thriller that seeks to subvert the expectations of the traditional revenge drama".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/reviews-recommendations/elle-paul-verhoeven-isabel-huppert-deeper-than-rape-revenge-thriller|title= Film of the week: Elle – far deeper (and more disquieting) than a rape-revenge thriller|website= BFI|date= 12 April 2018|access-date= September 4, 2023}}</ref> Among other awards and nominations, she won the [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress|National Society of Film Critics Award]], [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress|New York Film Critics Circle Award]] and the [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress|Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award]] for Best Actress for both films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nyfcc.com/awards/?awardyear=2016|title=Awards – New York Film Critics Circle – NYFCC|website=www.nyfcc.com|access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref> For her performance in ''Elle'', Huppert won several awards, including the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama|Golden Globe Award]], [[César Award for Best Actress]], [[Gotham Independent Film Awards 2016|Gotham Independent Film Award]], and the [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead|Independent Spirit Award]] for Best Actress. In addition, she was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] and the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress]]. In 2016, Huppert starred in [[Krzysztof Warlikowski]]'s stage production of ''Phèdre(s)'', which toured Europe as well as [[Brooklyn Academy of Music|BAM]] in New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bkmag.com/2016/09/14/isabelle-huppert-shines-in-phaedras-at-bam-harvey-theater/|title=Isabelle Huppert Shines in ''Phaedra(s)'' at BAM Harvey Theater|last=Callahan|first=Dan|date=14 September 2016|website=Brooklyn Magazine|access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref> Katie Baker of ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' wrote, "Huppert inhabits Phaedra—or Phèdre, for the play is in French with subtitles—for the full 3½ hours with such magnetic force that whatever faults the show has pale next to her raw vitality."<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thedailybeast.com/move-over-cerseiisabelle-hupperts-phaedra-is-the-new-mad-queen|title= Move Over, Cersei—Isabelle Huppert's Phaedra Is the New Mad Queen|website= The Daily Beast|date= 15 September 2016|access-date= September 4, 2023|last1= Baker|first1= Katie}}</ref> In 2017, she was awarded the [[Europe Theatre Prize]]. On that occasion she performed with [[Jeremy Irons]] ''Correspondence 1944–1959 Readings from the epistles between [[Albert Camus]] and [[María Casares|Maria Casares]],'' and a special creation of [[Harold Pinter]]'s ''[[Ashes to Ashes (play)|Ashes to Ashes]],'' at the [[Teatro Argentina]] in Rome.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 December 2017 |title=Huppert and Irons are theatrical dynamite in Pinter's power games |url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/dec/21/huppert-and-irons-are-theatrical-dynamite-in-pinters-power-games |access-date=16 December 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> In 2019 she played the title role in [[Florian Zeller]]'s play ''The Mother'' acting opposite [[Chris Noth]] at the [[Atlantic Theatre Company]] in New York. ''[[The Guardian]]'' praised Huppert's performance but criticized the production.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/mar/11/the-mother-review-isabelle-huppert-shines-in-otherwise-stale-play|title= The Mother review – Isabelle Huppert shines in otherwise stale play|website= The Guardian|date= 12 March 2019|access-date= September 4, 2023|last1= Soloski|first1= Alexis}}</ref> Marilyn Stasio of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', "In the end, this turns out to be an upsetting play rather than an engaging one, and if it weren’t for Huppert’s mesmerizing performance, it might send you out of the theater and screaming into the night."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2019/legit/reviews/mother-review-isabelle-huppert-1203160147/|title= Off Broadway Review: Isabelle Huppert in 'The Mother'|website= Variety|date= 12 March 2019|access-date= September 4, 2023}}</ref> In 2018 she acted as herself in the French comedy series ''[[Call My Agent!]]'' and as Jacqueline in [[Matthew Weiner]]'s [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon Prime]] series ''[[The Romanoffs]]''. During this time she acted in Michael Haneke's ''[[Happy End (2017 film)|Happy End]]'' (2017), [[Neil Jordan]]'s ''[[Greta (2018 film)|Greta]]'' (2018) and [[Ira Sachs]]' ''[[Frankie (2019 film)|Frankie]]'' (2019).
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